ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2022
Health-related quality of life among patients with chronic diseases during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.
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- The life quality of people living with chronic disease in Africa: a systematic narrative synthesis.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Everyday Life and Healthcare of Patients with Congenital Heart Defects: Insights from Pandemic Onset to One Year Later.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Examining the Trajectory of Health-Related Quality of Life among Coronavirus Disease Patients.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
- Health-seeking behaviour during times of illness among urban poor women: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Quality of Life and Emotional Problems of COVID-19 Patients after Discharge: A One-Month Longitudinal Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: in the last two years, COVID-19 has largely changed the rhythm of human life and overwhelmed the healthcare systems globally. Patients with pre-existing chronic diseases have worse outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: an institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April 1-30, 2021. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and data extraction checklist. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select a total of 400 study participants. Data were entered into EPI data version 3.5.3 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression was used and variables with a p-value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: three hundred and ten (77.5%) of the respondents had a poor overall health-related quality of life (HRQOL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Younger age (AOR=0.10.95% CI: 0.04-0.27), no formal education (AOR=5.03, 95% CI: 1.92-13.22), shorter treatment duration(AOR=0.11, 95% CI: 0.04-0.29), presence of respiratory symptoms (AOR=9.69, 95% CI: 2.93-32.09) and missed health-care appointment during COVID-19 (AOR=3.68, 95%CI: 1.82-7.43) were significantly associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Conclusion: most of the respondents had a poor overall health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consideration of the influence of outbreaks on the continuity of care for a patient and focusing on contributing factors should be an essential concern of the healthcare system. The objective is to assess health-related quality and factors associated with health-related quality of life among patients with chronic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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